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[–] Enzy@lemm.ee 43 points 10 months ago

•ᴗ•

[–] gofsckyourself@lemmy.world 36 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (4 children)

I want to believe this is real.

--edit--

Sadly, it's been edited.

It seems the edit was made on a post in r/PhotoshopBattles

[–] JayDee@lemmy.sdf.org 29 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

Oh emoji sea snail!

It's fake.

[–] Baguette@lemm.ee 18 points 10 months ago

So instead of :) it's :o

[–] psx_crab@lemmy.zip 7 points 10 months ago

ShockedNudibranch.jpg

[–] angrystego@lemmy.world 6 points 10 months ago

Fake but cute even originally!

[–] apotheotic@beehaw.org 19 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Vaporeon looking-ass slug

[–] SkaveRat@discuss.tchncs.de 9 points 10 months ago (2 children)

human compatible, you say?

[–] apotheotic@beehaw.org 9 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Did you know-

[–] pero@lemm.ee 13 points 10 months ago (2 children)

I would highly advise not to continue.

[–] SkaveRat@discuss.tchncs.de 5 points 10 months ago

that in terms of

[–] apotheotic@beehaw.org 1 points 10 months ago (1 children)

But its so fun and funny to sexualise the children's cartoon, guys

[–] three@lemm.ee 2 points 10 months ago

Oh come off it. Wahhhh won't you just think of the..... Imaginary monsters??

[–] belastend@slrpnk.net 8 points 10 months ago

BEGONE

[–] 21Cabbage@lemmynsfw.com 10 points 10 months ago (1 children)

I suddenly have obtained the urge to build an elaborate aquarium just for one of those.

[–] HappyFrog@lemmy.blahaj.zone 8 points 10 months ago

c:

[–] DeathsEmbrace@lemm.ee 7 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Nudibranch?

[–] angrystego@lemmy.world 2 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (1 children)

Definitely. But which one? We need names!

[–] lunarul@lemmy.world 4 points 10 months ago

Pretty sure it's the East Sea Shellos

[–] Etterra@discuss.online 6 points 10 months ago (1 children)

There's not a creature in the world that would be endangered by humans if they had evolved a happy smiley face.

[–] ILikeBoobies@lemmy.ca 1 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (1 children)

Wanna bet? The dodo wanting to be friends was it’s downfall

[–] Semjaza@lemmynsfw.com 4 points 10 months ago

That didn't help (Dodo as friendly inquisitive bird makes me sadder than many other extinct animals), but the primary factor was the introduction of rats to the island, iirc.

[–] Kolanaki@pawb.social 3 points 10 months ago

Sea slug? Sir, that is a Dratini.

[–] hankthetankie@hexbear.net 3 points 10 months ago

I'm tripping now but I for sure saw a scifi cowboy and horse there for a moment

[–] friendly_ghost@beehaw.org 3 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Why does it have a little barrel of brandy around its neck

[–] SaharaMaleikuhm@feddit.org 3 points 10 months ago

It's obviously a cartoonish avalanche snail.

[–] glowing_hans@sopuli.xyz 2 points 10 months ago

Its poisonous, right? Its colors want to warn us of the danger.